🎓 SCMR Webinar | Multi-Institutional Research

Learn key lessons from decades of collaborative research in pediatric cardiology with Dr. Brian McCrindle.

🗓 April 9, 2026 | 12–1 PM EST

👉 Register: bit.ly/4lPTnik

#SCMR #CMR #Cardiology #WhyCMR

❤️🧲 ICDs can distort cardiac MRI—but high-bandwidth GRE cine offers a workaround.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Calder Sheagren explains below 👇
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❤️🧲 No needle, no problem: synthetic ECV from CMR matches lab ECV (r≈0.9–0.95, <1% diff), enabling fast, noninvasive fibrosis assessment.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Naofumi Yasuda explains below 👇
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#EHJCVI 📏 MAD is common in pediatric MFS and links to aortic root dilation. Both #Echofirst and #whyCMR provide reliable assessment. MAD should be routinely evaluated from childhood, with potential as a biomarker of disease progression 🔍🧬 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #MedSky

🫀 Last Call – SCMR Mid-Year Meeting

Final chance to submit your abstract or case!

📅 Deadline: March 31, 2026 – 5 PM ET
❗ No extensions
🔬 Research & Clinical Cases
🎤 Poster or Rapid Fire

👉 Submit now: bit.ly/3MKMzWa
#SCMR #CMR #CardiacImaging #WhyCMR

#EHJCVI 🫀 Multimodality imaging is key in cardiac tumours ‼️ This rare case highlights the complementary role of #echofirst, #CVNuclear and #whyCMR in diagnosing and managing a primary cardiac granular cell tumour ⏭️ doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #MedSky

❤️ 🧲 New 5-min MRI technique (SVR 4D flow) accurately measures blood flow in pediatric CHD— fast, accurate, no contrast needed. A promising step forward in cardiac imaging!

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Valérie Béland explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

🎓 SCMR Webinar | Multi-Institutional Research

Learn key lessons from decades of collaborative research in pediatric cardiology with Dr. Brian McCrindle.

🗓 April 9, 2026 | 12–1 PM EST

👉 Register: bit.ly/4lPTnik

#SCMR #CMR #Cardiology #WhyCMR

#EHJCVI 🫀 Scar is more than just the presence of LGE on #WhyCMR 💡 In this study with >400 #HCM patients, scar composition and border-zone channels predicted arrhythmic events and improved ESC and AHA/ACC risk models ‼️ Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #MedSky

❤️ 🧲 Deep learning CMR uncovers 4 LV dysfunction patterns in repaired tetralogy of Fallot—septal strain loss and dyssynchrony signal higher risk of valve replacement.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Brendan T. Crabb explains below 👇
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❤️ 🧲 First pediatric CMR norms for Chinese children reveal sex, age, and BSA effects—and smaller heart chambers vs. Caucasian peers. 🫀

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Ke Xu explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

#NASCI Case Series

Case 98 Diagnosis 

Courtesy of Wei Wu, MD; Elham Taheri, MD; and Avanti Gulhane, MD from University of Washington Medical Center

#whyCMR #YesCCT 

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❤️ 🧲 TA-BSM surgery improves left atrial function in HOCM. CMR shows reverse atrial remodeling, and LACI predicts which patients gain the most benefit. 🫀

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

#WhyCMR

#NASCI Case Series

Case 98

Courtesy of Wei Wu, MD; Elham Taheri, MD; and Avanti Gulhane, MD from University of Washington Medical Center

What is the right answer?

#whyCMR #YesCCT

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📚 March JCMR Journal Club Webinar

Don't miss the 2025 Highlights session of the JCMR Journal Club!
🗓 Wednesday, March 11, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET (U.S. & Canada)

👉 Register here: bit.ly/40I9417

#SCMR #JCMR #CardiacMRI #CMR #JournalClub #WhyCMR

❤️ 🧲 New dual-contrast CMR separates lung blood from tissue fluid, enabling noninvasive measurement of extravascular lung water—a key driver of pulmonary edema.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Felicia Seemann explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

❤️ 🧲 CMR radiomics reveals hidden tissue changes in dilated cardiomyopathy—linking MRI texture to biopsy-proven fibrosis, inflammation, and hypertrophy.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Amine Amyar explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

📚 March JCMR Journal Club Webinar

Join us for the 2025 Highlights session of the JCMR Journal Club!

🗓 Wednesday, March 11, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET (U.S. & Canada)

👉 Register here: bit.ly/40I9417

#SCMR #JCMR #CardiacMRI #CMR #JournalClub #WhyCMR

❤️ 🧲 Regadenoson stress CMR is safe in pediatric heart transplant patients under anesthesia—hypotension is common but easily managed.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Nikkan Das explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

🧲❤️ A simple handgrip + ultra-fast CMR strain imaging can detect heart ischemia—no drugs, no needles, less time.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Andreas Ochs explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

🧲❤️ A national survey shows China’s CMR use is rising fast—but long scan times, high costs & regional gaps limit access.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Minjie Lu explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

🧲❤️ Multicenter study finds fetal cardiac MRI quality improves with ≥32 weeks, low BMI, stable gating & 1.5T—boosting CHD diagnosis.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Thomas M. Vollbrecht explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

#EHJCVI 💡SOLUTION: Cardiac neuroendocrine tumours are exceedingly rare. Multiparametric CMR #whyCMR is key to tumour characterization and preoperative assessment. Complete surgical resection remains the only definitive treatment 👉 ⏩Read more: academic.oup.com/ehj...

🧲 Faster cardiac MRI without losing detail ❤️ Advances in parallel imaging, compressed sensing & AI are reshaping dynamic CMR reconstruction.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Andrew Phair explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

#EHJCVI🫀A rare cardiac case to look out for 👀: A 66-year-old woman with exertional chest & back pain, T-wave inversions in V1–V6, aVL 📉, normal coronaries, and a LV lateral wall mass on #EchoFirst and #whyCCT 👉 #WhyCMR and histology reveal these findings 🧲🔬 #MedSky

The entrance is ready… and so are we! ✨
We can’t wait to welcome you to hashtag#SCMR2026.

Travel safely — see you tomorrow!

#CMRCommunity #GlobalCommunity #CMRWorldwide #WhyCMR

By combining accessible, works-anywhere solutions with advanced technologies, this SCMR edition of MAGNETOM Flash underscores a shared mission: to democratize CMR while continuing to define its future across diverse healthcare settings worldwide. The issue covers CMR in light the 2025 ESC Guidelines on Myocarditis and Pericarditis; microstructural imaging; valvular heart disease; whole-chest, whole-heart, and whole-aortic imaging; congenital and pediatric CMR; AI in CMR, cardiac MRI at 0.55T, and much more. We sincerely appreciate all contributors! We also truly appreciate the work of everyone involved in bringing this issue to life!

As #SCMR2026 is about to kick off, be sure to check out the SCMR edition of MAGNETOM Flash. It reflects the Society’s 2026 theme, “CMR Worldwide: A Global Commitment to Cardiovascular Care.”
www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/publications...

#MRI #CardioSky #WhyCMR
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#EHJCVI 🫀 Who said LV filling pressures can’t be assessed by #whyCMR? 🤔 In this analysis of >450 patients with non-ischemic 🫀 disease, PCWP estimated by #whyCMR was a strong independent prognostic factor, enhancing risk stratification‼️⏩Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #MedSky

❤️🧲 3D Dixon LGE CMR delivers robust whole-heart fat–fibrosis separation, but image quality is shaped by cardiac function, BMI, and ECG timing.

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Johanna Kuhnt explains below 👇
#WhyCMR

❤️ 🧲 DENSE-SIM simulates realistic cardiac MRI strain with ground truth, exposing bias in current analysis and paving the way for better, data-driven strain tools 📈

pdf 👉 www.journalofcmr.com/article/S109...

Dr. Hugo Barbaroux explains below 👇
#WhyCMR